By Sherwin Loh

When they saw the initial designs for Astro Boy in the upcoming computer animated flick, the one thing that the Japanese owners did not fancy was the size of his rear end.

They found it too small.

Recalled Mr Ken Tsumura, executive vice president of Imagi Animation, the Hong Kong company behind the project: 'We had discussions of how round and curvy his body proportions are and we designed him more lean.'

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